Gary Teale

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Gary Teale
Personal information
Full name	Gary Teale
Date of birth	July 21, 1978 (1978-07-21) (age 29)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	winger
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	16
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1998 1998–2001 2001–2007 2007– 2008	Clydebank Ayr United Wigan Athletic Derby County → Plymouth Argyle (loan)	020 0(7) 101 (13) 161 0(8) 034 0(1) 012 0(0)
National team2
2006–	Scotland	0011 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 29 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:11, 26 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gary Teale (born July 21, 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Derby County, as a winger.

Contents 1 Early Career 2 Wigan Athletic 3 Derby County 4 International Career 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early Career

He began his career at Clydebank in 1996, followed by a three year spell at Ayr United.

[edit] Wigan Athletic

Teale signed for then League One side Wigan Athletic for a fee of £275,000 in 2001 and picked up a League One winners medal for the 2002/03 Second Division season, before also proving crucial in the 2004/05 season, which which Wigan were promoted into the Premiership for the first time in their history. In 2005, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.

He eventually left Wigan after six years to join Derby County for £600,000 in 11 January 2007.

[edit] Derby County

Billy Davies brought Teale to add impetus to Derby County's bid to earn promotion to the Premiership. After showing some promise in his early days at Derby, he dropped off the pace resulting in him being second choice to Craig Fagan for the final stages of the 2006/07 season, failing to even make the 16 for the 2007 Playoff Final. This indifferent form carried into the Rams 2007/08 Premier League campaign and, despite figuring in 22 games, he was loaned out to Championship side Plymouth until the end of the 2007/08 season because, according to Derby manager Paul Jewell (who sold Teale to Derby when in charge of Wigan), he needed to 'regain some confidence' ^[1] The deal at Plymouth could be turned permanent in the summer, with a rumoured transfer fee of around £300,000.

Teale has also been linked to a £400,000 move to League One's Leeds United in the 08/09 pre-season.^[2]

[edit] International Career

Teale's impressive performances for his Wigan earned him international recognition, he won his first Scotland cap in a 3-1 defeat to Switzerland on 1 March 2006. He has intermittently played for his country since, including some appearances in Scotland's unsuccessful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. In 2008, he was called up to George Burley's first Scotland squad alongside fellow on loan Plymouth player Russell Anderson.

[edit] References

1. ^ Teale Moves to Plymouth on Loan. BBC Sport. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7439216.stm

[edit] External links

• Gary Teale career stats at Soccerbase

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